The meeting was co-chaired by H.E Ato Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance and Mr. Ousmane Dione, World Bank Country Director for Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan and Sudan. The meeting updated the heads of development partners on the damage and need assessment and Ethiopia’s resilient recovery and reconstruction planning framework prepared to translate the conflict assessment into action and implementation.  Heads of agencies and delegates commended Ethiopia’s recovery and reconstruction plan while acknowledging the significance of the recovery/reconstruction needs, which will require donor support for implementation